LOPTTA table tennis

competition begins today

The Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) will host the Bacoloadiat Invitational Table Tennis Championship starting today at the LOPTTA venue located at Lopue’s San Sebastian. The competition is expected to attract hundreds of players from across the province.
“It is our mission-vision to host and organize world class quality tournaments like this,” said LOPTTA President Leonito D. Lopue. “Watching young athletes enjoying their games and develop camaraderie will greatly enhance the development of table tennis in Negros.”
He noted, events like the Bacoloadiat Invitational provide players an “opportunity to excel.”
Last month, they held their annual Governor’s Cup Table Tennis Championship at the LOPTTA venue.
According to the organization, the tournament complied by the Negros Occidental Provincial Sports Office mission of developing grassroots sports programs in the province.
“In every tournament, players should be given the chance to experience playing in a venue that is not oven hot, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) tables that are all of the same brand and model, ITTF rules, and game schedules published at the start of the tournament to allow players to know when to eat, rest, and warm up,” LOPTTA noted in a press release. “Tournaments should be player friendly.”
LOPTTA is planning a series of tournaments throughout the year, including the Lopue’s National Open./WDJ